In early 2013, University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, on a call with the agent for University of Alabama coach Nick Saban, said UT-Austin President Bill Powers would be gone by the year’s end.
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Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Edward Theriot: The TT Interview
The director of the Texas Memorial Museum on why the institution’s upcoming 75th anniversary will be bittersweet and why massive budget cuts currently planned for the museum are more than a local problem.
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Lawmaker Eyes Access to UT Regents’ Computers
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer believes that the investigation into whether a University of Texas System regent should be impeached could require a look at UT regents’ personal computers, iPads and smartphones.
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Perry Blasts Impeachment Probe of Wallace Hall
Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called the ongoing impeachment investigation into University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall “extraordinary political theater.”
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Community College Group Launches Texas Success Center
The Texas Association of Community Colleges on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Texas Success Center, designed to marshal the state’s various approaches to student success and to advocate for related policies.
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UT Board Chairman to Recommend Policy Changes
Following a week of intense scrutiny from the Legislature, University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Paul Foster announced on Friday that he intends to recommend new policy changes in November.
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Higher Ed Enrollment Grows Slowly as Deadline Looms
Overall enrollment in Texas colleges and universities grew by about 8,000 students in 2013. That’s an increase of less than 1 percent over 2012 figures.
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Percent-for-Art Programs Gaining Steam on Texas University Campuses
Percent-for-art policies are becoming increasingly common at Texas public universities, and campus leaders say they contribute to the vibrancy of their institutions.
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Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance Stepping Down
Chancellor Kent Hance intends to announce on Friday that he will retire in the summer of 2014, sources at the Texas Tech University System confirmed late Thursday.
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TribLive: A Conversation With R. Gerald Turner
On Oct. 19, I talked with R. Gerald Turner, the president of Southern Methodist University, about the high cost of higher ed, athletics vs. academics and more.
